Update, I've decided to start doing some work on the "Mock Build" today, first thing I'm going to do is see if I can get the headstock re-shaped to a traditional Stratocaster shape, so far I've used my template and a pencil to draw the outline on the front of the headstock, once the basic shape has been cut out I'll get to work with some files to smooth out any irregularities.
Here's a pic of the headstock with the penciled outline for the traditional Strat shape, I don't know if it's the 50's,60's or 70's shape but it should work fine:
It may be a bit hard to notice but if you look closely you'll see the outline drawn on the headstock.
Last night I thought I would use my two Radius gauges to check the Radius on the fretboard, turns out it's a 12inch Radius which is flatter than the 9.5inch that Fender normally used on their Stratocasters, original Stratocasters from the 50's used a 7.5inch Radius on their necks which made playing chords easy but when a string was bent up to pitch the string tended to buzz on the frets, the change to a flatter neck Radius was done to alleviate the fret-buzz when a string bend was executed.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 25-02-2016 at 07:37 AM.
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